Canada tourism »
Canada travel stories, activity reviews and destination recommendations
The second largest country in the world is almost impossible to do justice in a few paragraphs. It’s a place of astonishing diversity and more than a few quirks. This site’s coverage of Canada doesn’t pretend to be comprehensive, but the free city guides to Vancouver and Montreal are a great place to start.
Specific activities covered include cycling in Stanley Park, kayaking on Indian Arm and exploring the seedier side of Vancouver. The links below will take you to all the Canada coverage on the site.
Are they wax or are they real?
A flyer for Louis Tussaud’s in Niagara Falls, Canada, asks: “Are they WAX or are they REAL?” Given the name of the attraction and level of artistry displayed in the picture, I think we
Read More »
Tickbox tourism: Mexico, Uruguay, Swaziland, Cambodia & Canada
Easy additions to a traveller’s country count – whether it’s border runs from Dubai to Oman, ferries from Hong Kong to Macau or a bus from Singapore to Malaysia – from major international hub
Read More »
Niagara Falls & Maid of the Mist | Toronto Tours review
The Canadian side of Niagara Falls in southern Ontario is pretty much given over to Las Vegas-style resorts, but the Maid of the Mist boat trip is excellent. Here’s why. It’s incredible how naive
Read More »
Toronto, Canada | Free city guide
Discover the hip hotels, hit the bars and markets, then take time to chill out on the islands in Toronto. TORONTO SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS Toronto Icons The CN Tower (301 Front Street, 00 1
Read More »
Elbow Room Café, Vancouver | Review
David Whitley goes for breakfast in an establishment where rude service has been turned into theatre. Dropping a fork on the floor is embarrassing wherever you’re eating, but at Elbow Room it could be
Read More »
Vancouver, Canada | Free city guide
Get active, get wild and get cultural in British Columbia’s biggest city – Vancouver. VANCOUVER SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS Vancouver Icons The Capilano Suspension Bridge (3735 Capilano Road) has been a big family favourite since
Read More »
Vancouver Police Museum | Sins of the City Tour | Review
David Whitley takes a walk around the parts of Vancouver that have a dodgy past – and learns an awful lot about Canada’s present in the process. Vancouver, it seems has a bit of
Read More »
Montreal, Canada | Free city guide
This bilingual, energetic city of circus skills and multiple festivals immediately dispels any notion that Canada might be a bit boring… MONTREAL SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS SEE AND DO Montreal Icons The Old Montreal district
Read More »
Cycling the seawall in Stanley Park, Vancouver
With one eye on the heavens, David Whitley hires a bike and goes exploring Vancouver’s urban treasure – Stanley Park. If you can’t beat them, join them. Aside from the addiction to wolfing down
Read More »
Amtrak Cascades | Vancouver to Seattle | Train review
David Whitley enters the US by train, and discovers that life on the rails doesn’t necessarily have to be an unpleasant experience. It’s fair to say that you’d never see this in Britain. The
Read More »
